USC Football Star Didn’t Sprain Ankles Saving Drowning Nephew – But May Have Been Burglarizing Home

USC Star Josh Shaw told university officials he sprained his ankles when he jumped from a two-story balcony to save his drowning nephew.
Shaw said, “I would do it again in a heartbeat.”

Now we know it was a lie.
Josh Shaw was burglarizing a home when he was injured.
Today he admitted his heroic rescue was all a big lie.TMZ reported:

USC football player Josh Shaw admitted to USC officials that his story about heroically rescuing his nephew is a lie.

In a statement, USC says … “Shaw came to USC athletic department officials this afternoon (Wednesday, Aug. 27) and admitted that he had lied about how he suffered his ankle injuries over the weekend.”

“He said that the story he told of rescuing his nephew in a pool in Palmdale, Calif., was a complete fabrication. He apologized for misleading his coaches, teammates, athletic department officials and the public.”

“We are extremely disappointed in Josh,” said USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian. “He let us all down. As I have said, nothing in his background led us to doubt him when he told us of his injuries, nor did anything after our initial vetting of his story.

“I appreciate that Josh has now admitted that he lied and has apologized. Although this type of behavior is out of character for Josh, it is unacceptable. Honesty and integrity must be at the center of our program. I believe Josh will learn from this. I hope that he will not be defined by this incident, and that the Trojan Family will accept his apology and support him.”

Shaw was suspended indefinitely.UPDATE: Josh Shaw was denied being at the apartment that was burglarized. It’s his girlfriend’s apartment. Police are going to re-interview all of the suspects involved.